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Mobile, Ala. – USC Upstate sophomore Filippa Ericson recorded her second consecutive singles win but the Spartans were unable to overcome South Alabama in a 6-1 loss on Wednesday at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts. 

South Alabama improves to 11-4 while Upstate drops to 1-12. 

Ericson was a 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6) winner over Laura Valkova at No. 2 singles. Ericson claimed a win at No. 3 singles against Troy on Monday. 

South Alabama clinched the doubles point thanks to a 6-0 victory at No. 2 doubles and a 6-1 victory at No. 1 doubles. 

All five of South Alabama's singles wins came in two sets. 

Upstate returns to action next Wednesday as the Spartans host Western Carolina at 3 p.m.

Results

Singles

1. Stiteler, Alexandria (USA) def. Carol Sigaki (UPST) 6-1, 6-1

2. Filippa Ericson (UPST) def. Valkova, Laura (USA) 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)

3. Matuskova, Laura (USA) def. Eduarda Ferreira (UPST) 6-4, 6-1

4. Martins, Patricia (USA) def. Taylor Dodd (UPST) 6-3, 6-2

5. Zolotareva, Alina (USA) def. Morgan Dodd (UPST) 6-0, 6-1

6. Bustamante, Leslie (USA) def. Anna Nemeth (UPST) 7-5, 6-0

Doubles

1. Valkova, Laura/Matuskova, Laura (USA) def. Filippa Ericson/Eduarda Ferreira (UPST) 6-1

2. Stiteler, Alexandria/Zolotareva, Alina (USA) def. Taylor Dodd/Anna Nemeth (UPST) 6-0

3. Bustamante, Leslie/Martins, Patricia (USA) vs. Morgan Dodd/Carol Sigaki (UPST) 3-3, unfinished

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,3,4,2,5,6)

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